Environment, health and safety sector a hidden gem
Ensuring safety and comfort at the workplace are among the crucial roles of those in the environmental, health and safety sector.
But many students are unaware of the career opportunities available in this area.
“This field is generally overlooked by the public not only in Malaysia but around the world,” said MAHSA University Environmental Health and Safety Department head Dr Subramaniam Karuppannan.
“It is a multidisciplinary field which focuses on environmental protection, health promotion, disease prevention and environmental hygiene besides occupational health and safety.
“There is a critical shortage of experts in this area,” said Dr Subramaniam, who has nearly four decades of experience in the field.
He will be giving a “Career Pathways in Environmental Health and Safety” talk on the second day of the Star Education Fair 2018, which will be held from 11am to 7pm this weekend at Halls 1 to 5 of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Dr Subramaniam’s session will start from 1.10pm to 1.30pm to help students realise the opportunities available in the sector.
The programme, he added, includes lectures along with lab and field based training both in government and private companies.
Speaking after Dr Subramaniam is KDU University College’s Dr Jenny Wong, head of the School, Business and Social Sciences and School of PreUniversity Studies.
Her talk which is from 1.40pm to 2pm will focus on “Careers for NonAccounting Students” as well as highpaying jobs available in the country.
Nonaccounting students include business, media, mass communication students and more, said Dr Wong, noting that one does not need to be an accountant to earn a good living.
“Careers are important, but it must also be in the students’ interest to study that particular field in order to excel,” she said.
Besides talks, students can discover an array of study options and programmes at foreign and local institutions during the twoday fair.
They can also take a career test run by CAREERsense@HELP.
Admission is free. For details, call 037967 1388 (ext 1233/1475).